tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post112117663477955316..comments2016-11-30T15:36:05.079-05:00Comments on City Bees Blogspot: Sending Dead Bees to BeltsvillePhanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11241590817326972746noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-38940876987701571052007-05-10T00:28:00.000-04:002007-05-10T00:28:00.000-04:00Hi there --I would identify the bees in my picture...Hi there --<BR/><BR/>I would identify the bees in my picture, from left to right, as:<BR/>- A giant resin bee, Megachile sculpturalis. Kinda scary looking but harmless.<BR/>- A female Carpenter Bee, maybe Xylocopa virginica<BR/>- Another female Carpenter, perhaps a different species?<BR/>- a male Carpenter Bee, probably the type you are seeing. Xylocopa, are cousins to the bumblebee, and Phanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11241590817326972746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-79386972964539095092007-05-09T20:50:00.000-04:002007-05-09T20:50:00.000-04:00I have these same bees trying to make a home in my...I have these same bees trying to make a home in my garage soffit. They look like big bumblebees but have 4 wings and hover quite well. They seem to be very aggressive, when you walk near them they dart very quickly at you. I have killed over 25 of them over the last 2 weeks. I have been spraying, but it doesn't seem to affect them returning. The most effective way to kill them I've found is rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617248574562694451noreply@blogger.com